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CVE-2026-66602: CWE-352 Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) in DevItems HashBar – WordPress Notification Bar

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VulnerabilityCVE-2026-66602cvecve-2026-66602cwe-352
Published: 08/18/2026 (08/18/2026, 22:03:24 UTC)
Source: CVE Database V5
Vendor/Project: DevItems
Product: HashBar – WordPress Notification Bar

Description

CVE-2026-66602 is a Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in the DevItems HashBar – WordPress Notification Bar plugin. This vulnerability affects versions up to and including 2.0.0. It allows an attacker to perform unauthorized actions on behalf of an authenticated user. The vulnerability has a high severity with a CVSS score of 8.8, indicating significant potential impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

CVSS v3.1

Score 8.8high

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected software

DevItems

HashBar – WordPress Notification Bar

AI-Powered Analysis

Machine-generated threat intelligence

AILast updated: 09/11/2026, 10:17:28 UTC

Technical Analysis

The vulnerability identified as CVE-2026-66602 is a CSRF flaw in the DevItems HashBar – WordPress Notification Bar plugin for WordPress. It affects all versions up to 2.0.0. The flaw allows attackers to trick authenticated users into submitting unwanted requests, potentially leading to full compromise of the affected system's confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 8.8, reflecting network attack vector, low attack complexity, no privileges required, user interaction required, unchanged scope, and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

Potential Impact

Successful exploitation of this CSRF vulnerability could allow attackers to execute unauthorized actions with the privileges of an authenticated user, potentially leading to complete compromise of the affected WordPress site’s confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

Mitigation Recommendations

No official patch or remediation information is provided in the available data. Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until a fix is available, administrators should consider disabling or restricting use of the HashBar plugin to mitigate risk.

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Technical Details

Data Version
5.2
Assigner Short Name
Patchstack
Date Reserved
2026-07-27T14:00:08.990Z
Cvss Version
3.1
State
PUBLISHED

Threat ID: 6a84dab6c6e8be0332d2dbce

Added to database: 08/18/2026, 22:20:38 UTC

Last enriched: 09/11/2026, 10:17:28 UTC

Last updated: 10/02/2026, 02:46:05 UTC

Views: 59

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